Author: Megan Schrader
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Colorado Springs Mayor Suthers at odds with county commissioners across Colorado over bill
DENVER – Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers is at odds with county commissioners across the state over a bill considered by the Colorado General Assembly on Tuesday that he said would “stop the bleeding” of property tax transportation funds intended for cities. “What’s frustrating to me is to this very day, when county taxpayers get…
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Former CSU athletic director Jack Graham announces bid for U.S. Senate
Former Colorado State University athletic director Jack Graham announced his bid for U.S. Senate Tuesday, saying he is frustrated by politicians in Washington, D.C., who are mired and bogged down in politics and unable to get things done. “Fortunately, that’s a disease that has never inflicted me in my career,” Graham said Tuesday, shortly after…
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To caucus or not to caucus: a question Coloradans continue to struggle with
Colorado has a love-hate relationship with its caucuses. The caucus system is confusing and in many groups unpopular, but for some it represents the last true grass-roots political process in an age run by multimillion-dollar campaigns and political-action committees. It is both loved and dreaded in the state for the same reason – its sheer…
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El Paso County party leader is state’s Democrat of the Year
Kathleen Ricker, chairwoman of the El Paso County Democrats, was named Democrat of the Year Saturday night at the state party’s annual dinner in Denver. “It is an incredible honor, and I’m so humbled,” Ricker said. “It really is an award for our whole team.” Ricker said it wasn’t just her work that led to…
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Studio A64 cannabis club in Colorado Springs will hold a grand re-opening Saturday
As the city and state debate the future of marijuana social clubs, one that’s been operating in Colorado Springs for years and is billed as “the original cannabis club” will hold a grand re-opening Saturday with the help of the Downtown Partnership. “Slowly but surely people are going to start respecting these businesses just as…
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GOP candidates for U.S. Senate debate at DU
Seven Republicans hoping to take on U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in November shared a crowded stage Thursday night at the University of Denver in the first candidate debate in the race. Darryl Glenn, an El Paso County Commissioner, laid the groundwork for the forum by speculating that everyone on the stage was going to be…
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Hillary Clinton campaign opens offices in Denver, Colorado Springs
Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign team opened offices in Denver and Colorado Springs on Tuesday afternoon, ramping up volunteer efforts before the March 1 caucus in Colorado. Clinton won by a thin margin in the Iowa caucuses and Colorado will be pivotal if Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., can keep the race headed into Super Tuesday when…
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Colorado State Capitol closed while bomb threat is investigated
DENVER – Colorado State Patrol closed the Capitol Tuesday night to check the entire building following a bomb threat. The building was evacuated just after 4 p.m. and police were searching the building room by room. The Capitol is set to reopen Wednesday morning. People wait outside the Colorado Capitol building after being evacuated because…
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Party-line vote kills Klingenschmitt’s religious freedom bill
DENVER – Leaders of a number of Colorado Springs churches said Monday in a House committee hearing that they fear being forced to perform marriage ceremonies for same sex couples against their religious beliefs. Pastor James Hagan, founder of Friendship Assembly of God Church, asked members of the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee…
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Bill would allow more Colorado offices to process IDs, driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants
DENVER – Some have waited months or years for the chance of getting a driver’s license through a controversial program that allows undocumented residents of Colorado to obtain state licenses and identification cards. “At the end of the day we want to see this be an accessible, effective process to ensure that anyone who has…